$400K embezzled from violinist for Dave Matthews

FILE - This April 5, 2013 file photo shows Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band performing at the NCAA Final Four Big Dance Concert in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Ga. Court documents say Getty Andrew Rothenberg pleaded guilty Tuesday, July 23, embezzling at least $400,000 from Tinsley. The documents say the 39-year-old Richmond man embezzled the money while working as Tinsley's personal assistant and financial manager. (Photo by Dan Harr/Invision/AP, File)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who was a personal assistant and financial manager for Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley has admitted embezzling at least $400,000 from the musician.

Getty Andrew Rothenberg, who had been friends with Tinsley for about two decades, pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud in federal court in Charlottesville, court documents showed.

Rothenberg, 39, was initially paid $50,000 a year to pay Tinsley's personal bills and expenses and direct investments for him. He also handled various personal and financial arrangements for Tinsley's wife, court documents said. Rothenberg's salary was later increased to $60,000.

Rothenberg routinely padded the bills and took the excess money for personal use from 2009 through 2012. He also withdrew cash from several accounts controlled by Tinsley, wrote checks to himself and accessed lines of credit established in Tinsley's name.

In one transaction Feb. 21, 2012, Rothenberg obtained $45,596. He got $41,388 in another transaction on Oct. 11, 2011. Other amounts ranged from about $1,200 to more than $14,000, according to court documents.

Rothenberg faces up to 30 years in prison. Sentencing is set for Sept. 17.